Shannon is a year old, and she is blind. Her doctors have checked her eyes and have said that the problem is in her brain. Which part of Shannon's brain is probably damaged?
A) the frontal lobe
B) the temporal lobe
C) the parietal lobe
D) the occipital lobe
D) the occipital lobe The visual area in the back of the occipital lobe receives messages from the eyes for visual processing.
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a. depersonalization c. dissociative fugue b. dissociative amnesia d. dissociative identity disorder
One of the main goals of cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders (CBT-E) is to _____
a. help the individual identify factors that are maintaining their eating disorder b. medically stabilize the individual with proper hydration and medication c. engage parents and the individual in a therapeutic alliance d. identify cultural factors related to the development of an individual's eating disorder
Jeremy is deaf because his hair cells have been damaged. The reason Jeremy cannot hear is because the:
A. sound waves cannot be transformed into nerve impulses B. sound waves cannot cause the oval window to vibrate C. tympanic membrane does not receive information from the basilar membrane D. cochlea has no fluid to generate sound vibrations
Which of the following statements about American Sign Language (ASL) is FALSE?
a. Both speech and signing follow similar universal language patterns. b. ASL is understood by all those who use other forms of sign language. c. Signing children pass through the same stages of language development at about the same age as speaking children do. d. The same brain areas become active when a person speaks or signs.